The Mendocino Beacon reported that “there was scarcely a chimney in town with a top remaining.”
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McNear: Caspar Lumber Company employed thousands from the 1870s to the mid-’50s
The mill produced 45,000 feet of lumber daily. Four schooners carried milled boards to San Francisco.
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McNear: Recent donation reveals a mystery
Why did Elise Drexler pay for a 16-year-old’s schooling—and why only for 5 months?
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McNear: Camping was a popular activity in the late 19th century
Wagons brought the older folks, the youngsters rode horses to camp for a week or two of swimming, fishing and hiking.
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McNear: It may be the oldest profession but in Mendocino it was the most hidden
Little historical documentation exists of area brothels, then called Fashionable Boarding Houses.